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Ariel Felton

Ariel Felton is an essayist and editor living in Savannah, Georgia. Her work has been published in The Progressive, The Bitter Southerner, McSweeney’s, Under the Gum Tree, Atlas Obscura, Scalawag magazine, and Reductress. Her book review column “Well, Lit” is published monthly in Do Savannah, spotlighting new authors from Savannah and from the South. Read more of her work at arielfelton.com.

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Talking Race, with Rules: Q&A with Ijeoma Oluo

by Ariel Felton November 11, 2019October 1, 2020

Born in Texas, but raised in Washington, Ijeoma Oluo reflects on writing about race, on regional racisms, and on setting strong boundaries around conversations about race.

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Savannah's "Pillow Talk" project confronts toxic masculinity through vulnerable conversations

by Ariel Felton July 24, 2018October 27, 2020

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